5 current and former Barcelona players who were caught for tax evasion

#3 Alexis Sanchez

Another former Barcelona star, Alexis Sanchez, was accused of not paying taxes to the Spanish government. The Chilean was accused of not playing over £888,246 in taxes between 2012 and 2013.

The now Arsenal man was accused of using an offshore company based in Malta to avoid paying taxes he earned through image rights. The charges were made three years after he committed the crime, and two years after he left the club to join the Gunners.

"Alexis Sanchez has fully obeyed the laws imposed by the countries where he has resided,” his agent said.

"He has paid taxes to all the local tax and revenue organisations. Furthermore, all of his personal and image rights income has been declared to all of those national tax and revenue agencies."